Documentation

In this page, you will find all the manuals needed to prepare and analyze your observations with FORS2. Please be sure to download that corresponding to the period in which the observations will take place.

All the manuals are in Adobe's Acrobat format.

• FORS2 User's Manual
  All the informations about the instrument itself, its modes and their characteristics.
  • Period 87, for observations during the current period.
  • Period 88, to be used for Phase II preparation for observations in the Oct 2011 - Mar 2012 period.
  • Period 89, to be used for Phase I preparation for the Apr 2012 - Sep 2012 period.
• FORS2 Template User Manual
  Detailed information on the acquisition, observation, and calibration templates.
  • Period 87, for observations during the current period.
  • Period 88, to be used for Phase II preparation for observations in the Oct 2011 - Mar 2012 period.
• FORS2 FIMS User Manual
  Detailed information on the Instrumental Mask Simulator software tool to prepare precise target acquisitions at Phase 2
  • Period 87, for observations during the current period.
  • Period 88, to be used for Phase II preparation for observations in the Oct 2011 - Mar 2012 period.
• FORS1+2 Data Reduction Cookbook
  A detailed set of guidelines for overcoming common problems with reducing FORS data
  • Version 1, to be used for data from all periods